Patents by Inventor Makoto Sakai

Makoto Sakai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12346045
    Abstract: A heater according to embodiments includes: a base portion which contains metal, extends in a first direction, and has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; an insulating layer which is provided on the first surface side of the base portion; a heating element which is provided on the insulating layer and extends in the first direction; and a protection portion which covers the heating element. A peripheral edge of the base portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction extends in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250178412
    Abstract: A vehicle heater according to an embodiment is a vehicle heater that heats a gas inside a vehicle. The vehicle heater includes: a substrate that has a plate shape, has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, and extends in one direction; a heat generating element that is provided on the first surface side and extends in an extension direction of the substrate; a first detection portion that is provided on the first surface side and detects a temperature of the substrate; and a first protection portion that covers the first surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Satoko Kato, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Kousuke Ueno, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Masahiro Doi, Yumi Mineyama, Kairi Tamura, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250102978
    Abstract: A heater and an image forming device are provided that can reduce manufacturing costs and suppress temperature variation within the surface of the heater. The heater according to an embodiment includes: a substrate having a plate shape and extending in a first direction; a first heating element provided on one surface side of the substrate and extending in the first direction; a first wiring provided on the one surface side of the substrate and overlapping an end portion of the first heating element in the first direction; a second heating element spaced apart from the first heating element in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the one surface side of the substrate, and extending in the first direction; and a second wiring provided on the one surface side of the substrate and overlapping an end portion of the second heating element in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kairi TAMURA, Makoto SAKAI, Masahiko TAMAI, Shinjiro AONO, Satoko KATO, Akio TSUBOUCHI, Kousuke UENO, Masahiro DOI, Tsuyoshi OHASHI, Yumi MINEYAMA
  • Patent number: 12210304
    Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20240077819
    Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230418197
    Abstract: A heater according to embodiments includes: a base portion which contains metal, extends in a first direction, and has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; an insulating layer which is provided on the first surface side of the base portion; a heating element which is provided on the insulating layer and extends in the first direction; and a protection portion which covers the heating element. A peripheral edge of the base portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction extends in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 11850806
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air bag includes forming a bag portion surrounded by a welded portion extending in an annular shape by pressing at least one welding mold against two sheet materials arranged to be stacked from a stacking direction of the sheet materials. The welding mold is pressed against the sheet materials to form the welded portion including a welding bead portion protruding to an inside of the bag portion between the sheet materials. A pressing surface of the welding mold against the sheet materials is provided with a slope portion facing in the stacking direction of the sheet materials and in a direction of the inside of the bag portion at a position further on an outside of the bag portion than a position at which the welding bead portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurematsu, Makoto Sakai, Ryosuke Mizuno, Satoshi Masuda, Tomokazu Seki, Masaaki Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Tomoko Kanbara
  • Patent number: 11465541
    Abstract: This air pump device is provided with: an electric pump unit including a pump mechanism and a motor; a case; and a vibration-proof member. The pump mechanism and the motor are arranged side by side in the axial direction of the motor. The pump mechanism has an inlet and an outlet at an end in the axial direction on the opposite side of the motor. The case has a first wall and a second wall which are located on opposite sides in the axial direction of the motor and which face the electric pump unit. The vibration-proof member is provided with: a first axial vibration-proof unit interposed between the electric pump unit and the first wall; and a second axial vibration-proof unit interposed between the electric pump unit and the second wall. The first axial vibration-proof unit covers the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Ryosuke Mizuno, Tomokazu Seki, Katsuya Nozue, Yasuo Kidena, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kenji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20220185219
    Abstract: An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members attached to each other, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members to communicate the bag portions, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib. The rib portion includes plural radial ribs arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plural radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole. At least one of the radial ribs is arranged at a position radially away from the communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhito KUREMATSU, Satoshi MASUDA, Tomokazu SEKI, Masaaki HASEGAWA, Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Ryosuke MIZUNO, Makoto SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11358553
    Abstract: An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members attached to each other, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members to communicate the bag portions, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib. The rib portion includes plural radial ribs arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plural radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole. At least one of the radial ribs is arranged at a position radially away from the communication hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurematsu, Satoshi Masuda, Tomokazu Seki, Masaaki Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Ryosuke Mizuno, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 11267372
    Abstract: A seat device includes a holding member that holds an air tube and is located below a seat cushion. The holding member includes a base wall that defines a holding surface for the air tube, a locking portion that locks air tubes routed along the holding surface on the base wall, and a side wall extending in a routing direction of each of the air tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Ryosuke Mizuno, Tomokazu Seki, Katsuya Nozue, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kenji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20210354401
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air bag includes forming a bag portion surrounded by a welded portion extending in an annular shape by pressing at least one welding mold against two sheet materials arranged to be stacked from a stacking direction of the sheet materials. The welding mold is pressed against the sheet materials to form the welded portion including a welding bead portion protruding to an inside of the bag portion between the sheet materials. A pressing surface of the welding mold against the sheet materials is provided with a slope portion facing in the stacking direction of the sheet materials and in a direction of the inside of the bag portion at a position further on an outside of the bag portion than a position at which the welding bead portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito KUREMATSU, Makoto SAKAI, Ryosuke MIZUNO, Satoshi MASUDA, Tomokazu SEKI, Masaaki HASEGAWA, Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Tomoko KANBARA
  • Patent number: 11148563
    Abstract: An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members which are attached to each other, the plural bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in a thickness direction of the sheet member, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members which are in contact with each other to communicate the bag portions which are arranged to be overlapped with each other, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Masuda, Ryosuke Mizuno, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20210289942
    Abstract: A seat device includes a holding member that holds an air tube and is located below a seat cushion. The holding member includes a base wall that defines a holding surface for the air tube, a locking portion that locks air tubes routed along the holding surface on the base wall, and a side wall extending in a routing direction of each of the air tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto SAKAI, Ryosuke MIZUNO, Tomokazu SEIKI, Katsuya NOZUE, Shunsuke TANAKA, Kenji HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210276469
    Abstract: This air pump device is provided with: an electric pump unit including a pump mechanism and a motor; a case; and a vibration-proof member. The pump mechanism and the motor are arranged side by side in the axial direction of the motor. The pump mechanism has an inlet and an outlet at an end in the axial direction on the opposite side of the motor. The case has a first wall and a second wall which are located on opposite sides in the axial direction of the motor and which face the electric pump unit. The vibration-proof member is provided with: a first axial vibration-proof unit interposed between the electric pump unit and the first wall; and a second axial vibration-proof unit interposed between the electric pump unit and the second wall. The first axial vibration-proof unit covers the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto SAKAI, Ryosuke MIZUNO, Tomokazu SEKI, Katsuya NOZUE, Yasuo KIDENA, Shunsuke TANAKA, Kenji HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11034297
    Abstract: An image synthesizer apparatus for vehicle includes an image generator and an error detector. From multiple cameras arranged to a vehicle so that an imaging region of each camera partially overlaps with an imaging region of an adjacent camera, the image generator acquires images of areas allocated to the respective cameras, and synthesizes the acquired images to generate a synthetic image around the vehicle viewed from a viewpoint above the vehicle. The error detector detects errors in the cameras. When the error detector detects a faulty camera in the cameras, the image generator acquires, from the image captured by the camera adjacent to the faulty camera, an overlap portion overlapping with the image captured by the faulty camera, uses the overlap portion to generate the synthetic image, and applies image reinforcement to the overlap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takazawa, Makoto Sakai, Hiroshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20210039527
    Abstract: An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members which are attached to each other, the plural bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in a thickness direction of the sheet member, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members which are in contact with each other to communicate the bag portions which are arranged to be overlapped with each other, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi MASUDA, Ryosuke Mizuno, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 10899300
    Abstract: A collision detection sensor includes a sensor module which includes a first surface and a second surface facing each other. The first surface includes an acceleration detection element detecting a vehicle acceleration in one direction parallel thereto, and the second surface is formed with a first land and a second land. Among four corners of the second surface, one corner in a first pair of opposing corners is provided with the first land, and the other corner in the first pair of opposing corners is provided with the second land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 10859826
    Abstract: A head-up display device displays a near virtual image and a far virtual image formed at different positions. The head-up display device includes an extension optical element, in addition to a first display surface that luminously displays a near display image and a second display surface that luminously displays a far display image. The extension optical element includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image. The extension optical element makes a far optical path distance of the far display image longer than a near optical path distance of the near display image by reflection of light by the reflective surface. The extension optical element has a transmission part that transmits light of the near display image in an area overlapping an optical path of light of the near display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hayakawa, Makoto Sakai, Takashi Takazawa
  • Patent number: 10807552
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device includes a fixed base, a movable base, a paddle, and an air pack. When a side airbag arranged in the seat is deployed, the expanding side airbag presses and pivots the movable base and allows for a deployment of the side airbag. The paddle is configured to change a seat support form when pressed and pivoted by the air pack. The movable base pivots about a first pivot axis relative to the fixed base. The paddle pivots about a second pivot axis relative to the movable base. The first pivot axis and the second pivot axis are arranged at different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Ryosuke Mizuno, Tomokazu Seki, Katsuya Nozue, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kenji Hashimoto